Documentary about 30 years of Brazilian politics, focusing on ex-president Jânio Quadros, a controversial persona, elected using the broom as a symbol (to sweep away corruption!). For some a pathetic ...
Last week Brazil’s mercurial ex-President Jânio Quadros was homeward bound, by the slowest possible means. In Hong Kong he boarded a freighter that is not scheduled to reach Rio de Janeiro until March ...
“Here Comes Jânio,” cried the cam paign slogan of President-elect Jânio Quadros. Last week Brazilians wondered if the slogan might better read: “There Went Jânio.” Shortly after his election last ...